Temperature-Sensitive Pac-Man/Ghost LED Matrix | Hackaday

If you are like us, you in no way get fatigued of retro sport-impressed projects, and the dynamic duo, [monsely], appear to be to like them as well. Their Temperature-Delicate Pac-Person/Ghost LED Matrix would make a fantastic desktop exhibit for any gaming enthusiast.

Initial, they did a little bit of sketching on excellent ol’ paper and pencil to organize all the LEDs they would need to have and perform out the connections. With this a lot of LEDs, coordination is fairly critical or you will promptly conclusion up with a major mess on your hands. Luckily for us, WS2812/Neopixel-type LED strips decrease most of the needed connections, so that was a aid. These LED strips only want a solitary GPIO for management, making it quick to get this job likely with a very standard microcontroller.

Just exhibiting an animated graphic was a little bit too very simple for [monsely]. They made a decision to make the Ghost temperature-sensitive, modifying to blue if it’s cold outside and red if it’s warm. Of study course, you’ll in all probability want to tweak the thresholds centered on wherever you dwell or how your HVAC method is doing. Pac-Gentleman stays the basic yellow, which we would count on.

Of study course, no excellent desktop show would be full without a good enclosure. [monsely] opted for a cardboard box, but we’re guaranteed you could laser slice or print some thing a little bit sturdier and a bit far more aesthetically pleasing. But, hey, whatever operates, correct?